From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 30 18:36:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B46616A4CE for ; Sun, 30 May 2004 18:36:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from wolf.bytecraft.au.com (wolf.bytecraft.au.com [203.39.118.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6967643D39 for ; Sun, 30 May 2004 18:35:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com) Received: from svmarshal.bytecraft.au.com ([10.0.0.4]) by wolf.bytecraft.au.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i4V1ZjTG098123; Mon, 31 May 2004 11:35:45 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com) Received: from wombat.bytecraft.au.com (Not Verified[10.0.0.3]) by svmarshal.bytecraft.au.com with MailMarshal (v5,0,3,78) id ; Mon, 31 May 2004 11:35:45 +1000 Received: from [10.0.17.42] (wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com [10.0.17.42]) by wombat.bytecraft.au.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C9C23F89; Mon, 31 May 2004 11:35:35 +1000 (EST) From: Murray Taylor To: Warren Block In-Reply-To: <20040530110859.B79637@wonkity.com> References: <000701c4464d$4fd60a30$6601a8c0@grant> <20040530110859.B79637@wonkity.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Bytecraft Systems Message-Id: <1085967334.88093.63.camel@wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 11:35:35 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: Grant Peel cc: freebsdquestions Subject: Re: Serial Device Views X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 01:36:00 -0000 On Mon, 2004-05-31 at 03:15, Warren Block wrote: > On Sun, 30 May 2004, Grant Peel wrote: > > > I have a switch (managed), that I can use HyperTerminal (when connected to a > > windows box of course) to view the console. > > > > I seem to be going blind reading the docs on how to view the same console > > when I connect the Switch to the Serial (RS-232 port on any of my FreeBSD > > servers. > > > > Any hints, comments on how to set up freebsd to allow access to the switch > > console would be appreciated. > > cu -s9600 -l/dev/cuaa0 > > Change the values if needed. And the next question is "How do I get out > of it?" which is the key sequence "~." (tilde-dot). > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA Or use tip Its like cu but more basic .... no file transfers etc just keyboard to serial port and return (I use it to manage networked serial servers via comserv) man tip and man remote -- Murray Taylor Special Projects Engineer --------------------------------- Bytecraft Systems & Entertainment P: +61 3 8710 2555 F: +61 3 8710 2599 D: +61 3 9238 4275 M: +61 417 319 256 E: murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com or visit us on the web http://www.bytecraftsystems.com http://www.bytecraftentertainment.com ************************************************************************ This Email has been scanned for Viruses by MailMarshal. ************************************************************************